Hypothetical....

[damo]

Just wondering how ones VR4 might react if one were to somehow misplace the cat converter?

Damo

 

[leebutts]

I believe ones VR-4 would "go off like a frog in a sock"....

 

[snickells]

possibly the frog might be holding a chainsaw too..

 

[hawks]

The chainsaw weilding frog from the EPA might have something to say about it too

 

[bradc]

it would go faster, boost sooner, and trees would turn brown behind it

The Oxygen sensor is in front of the Cat, so the car won't even know

 

[Guest]

What about a really good high flow cat?

 

[bradc]

you mean the stock one with all the stuff taken out?

Yeah that will do a good job

You could just steal a cat from another car like an xr6 or something that is going to be fairly high flow

 

[Fred]

so how restrictive are the cats they put on at compliance...???

 

[RaZZa137]

i think i blew up a cat once....or maybe it was the muffler, there was all this grey stringy stuff coming out the exhaust, looked like a cross between steel wool n cotten wool except really stretched out

 

[bradc]

thats probably from the muffler Raz

 

[RaZZa137]

lol, yea i changed that, but it kinda looked like grey fairy floss, lol, n then i parked it on the street n sumbody took the muffler n the part of the pipe that was new, lmao, lucky it was just cheap ebay muffler

 

[Guest]

thats probably why it melted

 

[Guest]

Cat smat --- ditch it.... I did...

 

[Peter_D]

i blew up a cat once....

Ooh messy. I hate the bastards also.

 

[SiliconAngel]

Ooh messy. I hate the bastards also.

GOLD!!!

 

[RaZZa137]

i heard of sumone getting the cat n muffler n resonators all stripped, n basically having a straight pipe from the engine with stock look, it's a good idea as long as you don't get caught, lolz, i think ill stick with high flow cats n aftermarket though, i wouldn't want to have to pay a 10k fine or something, lol

and ive also driven a car that was a non turbo, stock 2litre engine rwd, exhaust was a straight pipe from the engine n it would spin the tires when you change from 2nd to 3rd

 

[SLY-031]

Straight pipes are nothing new nor special. Just creates no backpressure and allwos the engine to breathe well. That and they are farking loud.

I have never heard of anyone copping a $10k fine(though that is what the law states). Police usually hand out a defect notice, thats about it.

 

[Guest]

then epa send you a letter and you have to get the car tested.. i have been called to epa, they put a prohibited vehicle sticker on my car. just changed all the stuff they asked in time got retested and no fine...
when i got done again i chaged all the aftermarket stuff before my test and they passed the car with no probs. they also recognised me cause not many modded foresters in the area...lol

i say take the cat out just dont get done..

 

[RaZZa137]

well i think if you get a cat professionally taken out n are knowingly doing the wrong thing n refuse to reverse it then they fine you heaps n charge the mechanic or w/e who did it in upward of $50000...i could be wrong tho, lol

 

[Fred]

just cut it open, gut it and re-weld....